Remember that 4 door M3 GTS we reported BMW was going to produce? Well, this is it. Meet the M3 CRT. The sedan shares the same 4.4 liter stroked motor of the E92 M3 GTS with power also going through a DCT transmission. The car is 45 kilograms lighter than a standard M3 sedan thanks to cellular carbon honeycomb parts used in the hood, seats, spoiler, and front bumper. Think of it as a E90 M3 GTS.

The car won't come to the USA so we again are left out from having a higher performance limited edition M3. BMW, why do you hate us? Why do you feel the need to kick your American customers in the balls repeatedly? No E46 M3 CSL. No E92 M3 GTS. No E90 M3 CRT. What have we done to displease you? Do you Germans hold grudges for this long? WWII was over 60 years ago, get over it and give us our damn limited edition M3's already.

Im sure if you do FBO on that engine you will be 500+ hp no problem, 4.4 FBO > 4.0 FBO

Yes, but it's supposed to be the ultimate M3, they should have gave it their best. Look at previous gen high end M3's, you couldn't squeeze more hp from S54 in CSL with aftermarket mods, it was M division's best shot.

Just in case anyone needed confirmation about it not coming to the USA, BMWNA just released this:

Originally Posted by BMWNA

BMW M GmbH used the M Night Event in the lead-up to the Nürburgring 24-hour race to unveil a spectacular new addition to its model range. The BMW M3 CRT (Carbon Racing Technology) embodies a concentrated blend of state-of-the-art development expertise – inspired directly by motorsport – in the areas of drive system, chassis technology and intelligent lightweight design. It also represents the worldwide debut of a new production process for carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) components in the automotive industry. This process allows CFRP to be introduced widely in the construction of the high-performance BMW M3 Sedan-based sports car created by the BMW M GmbH factory. And that helps it achieve a weight-to-power ratio of 3.5 kilograms per horsepower (7.7 lbs/hp). A V8 engine with customary M high-revving characteristics and maximum output of 331 kW/450 hp accelerates the BMW M3 CRT from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.4 seconds. The BMW M3 CRT will be produced by the BMW M GmbH factory in a limited run of 67 units. Due to the very limited worldwide volume, the BMW M3 CRT will not be homologated for sale in the USA.

Thanks guys. Keep sending us crap like the 550 GT and milking us for the bottom line but not giving your largest market your most desirable cars. Thanks so much

i can see why they wouldnt homologate it for the US. US regulations order something like 5 or 10 cars to be built specifically to be crashed. The cost of that, and then to distribute it among the remaining 10 forsale models would drive the price up by double...suddenly making it not worth it.

The US did this with the 959. Porsche said go $#@! yourself to that, as trying to crash 5 500k cars doesnt fit well with the bean counters.